Chief Medical Editor's Page

By Ted E. Feldman, MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI

Still Doing Femorals?

It's a brave new radial world.

By Omar Ali, MD, FACC; Michael Salinger, MD, FACC; Justin Levisay, MD, FACC; and Timothy Sanborn, MD, FACC

Percutaneous Femoral Access for TAVR

Improving upon the applicability and success of existing suture-mediated devices used in percutaneous TAVR procedures.

By Robert M. Bersin, MD, MPH

Alternative Access Routes for TAVR

The feasibility, safety, and efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement from the several possible access sites available.

By Hunaid A. Vohra, FRCS (CTh); Rizwan Attia, MRCS; and Vinayak Bapat, FRCS (CTh)

Applying Micropuncture Access

When and how this technique is useful in large-sheath procedures.

By Itsik Ben-Dor, MD; Nelson L. Bernardo, MD; Lowell F. Satler, MD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD; and Ron Waksman, MD

Ultrasound-Guided Arterial Access Is the Way to Go

Vascular access using ultrasound is safe and efficient.

By Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, FACC, FSCAI, and Mazen Abu-Fadel, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Radial Access for Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Artery Intervention

A step-by-step guide to this technique and best practices.

By Ramya Smitha Suryadevara, MD, and Kimberly Skelding, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI

Currently Approved Vascular Closure Devices

A summary of the arterial closure devices that are currently available for clinical use in the United States.

By Ronald P. Caputo, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Personalizing Oral Antiplatelet Therapy in PCI

A review of the current agents and choosing the right strategy for your patient.

By Hiren Patel, MD; Adam Bress, PharmD; and Adhir Shroff, MD, MPH

Understanding Medication Adherence

Implications for dual-antiplatelet therapy.

By Marie T. Brown, MD, FACP, and Ted E. Feldman, MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI

Innovations

An Interview With Peter C. Block, MD

A long-practicing cardiologist discusses the treatment of adult congenital heart disease, the next step in TAVR research, and his current work at Emory University Hospital.